Karanga (district)

Districts of Mangaia

Karanga is the smallest of the six traditional districts of the island of Mangaia, in the Cook Islands archipelago.[1] Karanga is located in the northeast of the island, to the east of the District of Tava'enga and northwest of the District of Ivirua. The district was traditionally divided into 5 tapere:[1]

  1. Kaau-i-uta
  2. Kaau-i-miri
  3. Teia-pini
  4. Teia-poto
  5. Teia-roa

Mangaia Airport is located in this district.

References

  1. ^ a b Te Rangi Hiroa (1934). Mangaian Society. Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum. p. 126. Retrieved 9 August 2020 – via NZETC.

21°54′22.83″S 157°54′11.15″W / 21.9063417°S 157.9030972°W / -21.9063417; -157.9030972


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